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I've seen that this forum has done as well as it has only because of Slade's participation. Now it appears that largely-absent Nick hass slam-dunked / trumped it, at least the software, nobody owns the current content. I hope we get an offer of a good deal on the IPO or a cut if this is actually successfully grown and attempted to be sold to ACS in a couple years by Brickhouse. Merlot.

Fyi Marc, I did very much enjoy being on your email based system. I found I was addicted and spending 30 to 90 minutes each day going thru the mail and copy-n-pasting the more valuable stuff to my own filing system. This was necessary to delete mail and keep my yahoo-id from filling to capacity and shutting down. Finally I had to let it overfill for other reasons and reject all new mail. I'd join again but I'm afraid I'd spend 30-90 minutes per day again and not get stuff done on my project. Same reason I keep telling myself not to do a project web-site. Despite forums, your system is a good thing and I hope it stays around.

Actually, I sensed your possible direction too John (who I've never met personally and probably badly impressed with what YOU think are my crazy ideas that I'm secretly going forward with anyway, raspberries). Nor have I met Jon. But if this were to become consolidated with other things and further developed, my preference would be for it to be centered not around a web-based business, which I've been part of a couple times at Trip.com and Circle.com, but something which more directly and narrowly supports canard/pusher/plastic community with a knowledge resource, and ok, a known personality, based on that. I'm sure even I could adequately support this forum with this linux based pc to my right with its panel off and the hard-drive sitting on a chunk of white-foam for better cooling. Best? theres always someone better. My choice is not simply based on what wheel squeeks more loudly and boldly. Disclaimers: If I've talked more than my share it's because I've discovered I have opinions I'd like to express. And notice I didn't refer to vulgar acts involving anyone's family members, pets, IQ, or political alignments. So while I'm being direct, its still civil. It's all 'good'

I sometimes spend time on message boards where exchanges are very heated and vile as a norm, so this to me is all still very civil, but... "unfortunately, it seems to me, we have the potential to screw it up. Our current and future Cozy community deserves only the best." Jon it sounds as if you really really really want it. As a string-puller in a commercial software and web-hosting outfit, I'd have to be wondering where you would want to take it, how you'de want to develop it, package it with other links and services. I think John Slade was being polite in asking us all for the poll, you sound accustomed to making business happen. I don't think you meant to say that John Slade would 'screw it up' were you?

Ok, two volunteers now to pick it up. Since Slade the rotary blade has a history with establishing and populating the forum, and volunteered first, I'll second his notion. Rick Maddy's server would be another good place, (as long as the background colors don't change, har har). Jon, welcome aboard fellow software slave, I've nothing against you, it's just a matter of seniority.

I don't think I'd like to see ACS pick it up. I fear a tendency for them to claim ownership of submittals and content.

Last night I opened the 2nd box of foam I received from Wicks 1.5 years ago. I'm fearing they sent me the wrong bulkhead plywood too but I'll check the plans. My wooden I-beam truss-things are in at the orange lumber store, going to pick them up and do a shop re-org tonight. Saturday, pier fishing in the Gulf of Mexico. Sunday, table making and compiling another order of goods for a Monday submittal.

"See: http://home.earthlink.net/~jerskip/cozy_018.htm for another (peepers) chuckle." Thanks Jerry, it really gave me a good laugh, coorelated damned well.

A big congratulations from me Norm. I've checked your site often and had been wondering too about your project.

"Wait till you start building. Then you'll have nightmares because something you've done during the day might work wrongly." I wish I could find Jerry Schneider's comment about a panic situation on the project which had him dancing like Mr Peepers the monkey-boy on SNL.

Regarding my tables, I'll be using a three-legged support arangement since the concrete floor was an amateur's job and isn't even anywhere. I'm renting this shop, 20x40 outside. My I-beams were $2.75 / foot and will be in Saturday evening after-hours. I'll use 2 i-beams per table with cross-members to carry load between the beams. It'll be two tables so I can challenge myself with multi-tasking and task-transition. Should I copy all this over to a new thread: 'Tables' ?

"I worry about the sand leaking out of the cloth bags?? We tried water once, big mistake" I keep sand leakage in mind when selecting my fabric but I don't think it'll really be an issue for me. The blue jeans are obsolete only because my teen son grew out of them. The thick material is in good shape and is handling the sand well. My next material is a kind of nylon covering for an air-matress I inherited. I'll wait and see what shape I might need before I cut it up. smaller diameter worm-like tubes? bean bags shaped? loose pillows so I can redistribute the sand? Weights, should I copy all this over to a new thread?

Thanks for the advice guys, bulkheads would be nice.

I guess it's probably the same as my batch, nevermind. 1 minute? In my putzing I also tend to see that perhaps less than the Rutan 3 minutes is necessary. Thanks

"you just need to start building, make sure you have a large clock to track your mix time, we use 1 min per batch and two size cups, small for 1 or 2 pumps and medium for 3 to 8 pumps, larger just aren't needed." What do YOU mean by 'batch' here?